Delivering apps quickly and on a budget is a common challenge for government IT.  But there is a path to developing and delivering apps faster – it’s one that uses the building blocks of PaaS and DevOps.

When using modern application platforms, such as Red Hat OpenShift 3, developers can forge an easier path to develop, deploy, and run applications. OpenShift has recently been retooled to support containers.

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While cloud adoption is progressing at all levels of government – federal, state, and local – there are also regular reminders of the challenges. Cloud security is frequently cited as the main cause for concern, but an overwhelming two thirds of agency staff recently surveyed by Accenture said their agency lacked the necessary skilled staff to execute the Cloud First strategy.

According to the federal managers surveyed:

March Madness has nothing on this! There are still four more days to vote in Round 1 of the Autodesk University “Tournament of Topics”.

This is your chance to vote for the relevant and riveting topics you’re most excited about this year and help shape this November’s Autodesk University in Las Vegas, plus have a little fun while you’re at it.

Last November, the Red Hat Government Symposium brought together more than 500 government and industry IT professionals to discuss open source software’s role in addressing key government IT challenges. The event focused on strategies to advance innovation, as well as the benefits of deploying flexible, agile, collaborative, and cost-effective open source solutions within the Public Sector.

Federal and industry leaders presented keynotes, demonstrations and panels on key topics including:

As more agencies begin to realize the benefits of agile development and DevOps for their IT missions, 2016 is the year to refine your DevOps skills.

The good news is these skills do not require funding or even leaving the comfort of your desk.

Here are three options to expand your current Dev or Ops skill set at your own pace:

For federal government agencies, network monitoring has evolved into something extremely important, yet unnecessarily complex. For instance, according to Gleanster Research, 62 percent of respondents use on average three separate monitoring tools to keep their networks safe and functioning properly.

Wait a minute…is that even possible…information overload in the cloud?  I thought the cloud was an endless and infinite container of information we can click-to-get whatever data, video or images we desire, whenever and wherever we want?

The wait is over. AutoCAD 2017 hit the streets on March 21^st and includes a variety of new features designed to help users take advantage of smart work practices that we’re all coming to expect from modern software.

Look for a flurry of blogs and tips from your favorite AutoCAD experts over the coming weeks, including Lynn Allen. For the time being, check out this useful overview of the new features in AutoCAD 2017 from Heidi Hewett.

DLT partner, SolarWinds recently announced the results of its third annual Federal Cybersecurity Survey, which explores the biggest barriers to improving IT security, including exposure during consolidation and modernization processes, threats from foreign governments and careless or untrained insiders.

Top of the list? IT modernization. In fact, almost half of the government’s IT modernization and consolidation efforts have resulted in an increase in security challenges.